Tag: United Kingdom
Prince Charles donates to British charity working to assist Ukrainian refugees
The Prince of Wales has made a private donation to a British Jewish international humanitarian agency working to help Ukrainian refugees, reported The Jewish Chronicle.
Prince Charles has been a patron of the World Jewish Relief...
Jewish children targeted in latest anti-Semitic incidents in United Kingdom
Jewish organizations in the United Kingdom are demanding that police take more action in light of rising anti-Semitism, particularly the targeting of Jewish children in recent days.
According to a report from the volunteer security...
Johnson criticizes UK universities for ‘being tolerant of anti-Semitism’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said universities in the United Kingdom have for “far too long been tolerant of casual or indeed systematic anti-Semitism.”
The prime minister made the remark on Wednesday in response to...
Local UK council rejects BDS bid to divest from companies tied to Israel
The local authority in the county of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom has rejected a bid from supporters of the BDS movement to divest from companies that have ties to Israel.
The Hertfordshire County Council was legally...
Unmarked tanks reported in Donetsk; UK premier: Putin has ‘torn up international law’
A column of unmarked military vehicles was seen on the outskirts of Donetsk, Ukraine on Tuesday morning, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops in the eastern part of...
Largest student union in UK criticized for supporting Israeli Apartheid Week
The United Kingdom’s National Union of Students is facing backlash for promoting “division, not dialogue” by supporting the annual Israeli Apartheid Week that begins on March 21.
NUS, which has also backed such activities in the...
British education secretary hosts summit addressing campus anti-Semitism in UK
The United Kingdom’s education secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, hosted a summit last week where vice chancellors from universities across the country, university representatives and Jewish groups gathered to discuss better ways of tackling anti-Semitism in...
UK, Jewish groups demand YouTube remove sermons inciting anti-Semitism
YouTube is being urged to remove from its platform anti-Semitic hate sermons in the language Urdu, including those posted by clerics idolized by the gunman who took hostages at a Texas synagogue on Jan....
‘Malevolent racist’ in UK who calls for second Holocaust convicted of harrassment
A man in the United Kingdom was convicted of one count of malicious communication and two counts of racially aggravated harassment after calling for another Holocaust while harassing a Jewish writer, reported The Jewish Chronicle.
Nicolas...
UK police arrest two in connection with Texas hostage crisis
British counter-terror officers have arrested two people in connection with the Texas hostage crisis on Saturday, according to a statement by the Greater Manchester Police.
The arrests came shortly after the attacker, who was fatally shot by...